Nonprofit · EIN 27-0288159
BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC
Tax-exempt · FRANKLIN, TN 37064
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,122,006 | $1,979,003 | $143,003 | $8,465,891 | $11,600 | $8,454,291 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,999,450 | $2,061,467 | -$62,017 | $8,263,486 | $60,025 | $8,203,461 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,664,822 | $1,900,855 | $763,967 | $8,144,539 | $41,751 | $8,102,788 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $424,132
- Program service revenue
- $1,466,643
- Investment income
- $83,158
- Net rental income
- $39,407
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $28,713
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $108,666
- Other revenue
- $148,073
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,829
- Other salaries and wages
- $952,593
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,237,078
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $58,007
- Depreciation
- $72,844
- Program services (functional)
- $1,643,568
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,719
- Fundraising (functional)
- $225,716
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,263,486
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,465,891
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,600
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,454,291
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,791,800
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,907,877
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,641,049
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,813,242
- Gross receipts
- $2,223,672
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC JACOBSON | CEO Officer, Key employee | 40 | $142,829 |
| STEVE BACON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GARY BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARRIS CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL GADDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DANA JURIEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LANCE SHELBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JAY SHERIDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LAUREN WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SAM WHITSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TIM KEARNS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| REVIDA RAHMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN BOWERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC JACOBSON | CEO Key employee | 40 | $145,876 |
| TIM KEARNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| INETTA GAINES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GARY BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL GADDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| REVIDA RAHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LAUREN WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE BACON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY CLUTSAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN D BOWERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALMA MCLEMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LANCE SHELBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JIM ROBERTS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HUNTER BATTLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAURA HOLDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF LEDBETTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC JACOBSON | CEO Key employee | 40 | $142,040 |
| LIBBY SCHMELTZER HINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL GADDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEFF LEDBETTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| INETTA GAINES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| REVIDA RAHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LYN KNOPF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LAUREN WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WARNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KELLY GILFILLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY CLUTSAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BARRY ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| AMANDA ROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALMA MCLEMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HUNTER BATTLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GARY ROSENTHAL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAURA HOLDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JIM ROBERTS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1345 EASTERN FLANK CIR, FRANKLIN, TN 37064-1438
- In care of
- % ERIC JACOBSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC JACOBSON, 1345 EASTERN FLANK CIRCLE, FRANKLIN, TN 37064
- Signed the 990
- ERIC JACOBSON, CEO
- Phone
- (615) 794-0903
- Website
- BOFT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BELLENFANT PLLC
Mission
TO PRESERVE, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE STORY OF A PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.
Program accomplishments
- ITS PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND INTERPRET PROPERTIES, ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER OBJECTS AND MATERIALS RELATED TO THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN SO AS TO PRESERVE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE REGIONAL PAST, AND SO THAT VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE A LIVING REMINDER OF THEIR NATIONAL HISTORY.Expenses $1,643,568
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0288159
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,465,891
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,223,672
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,122,006 | $1,979,003 | $8,465,891 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,999,450 | $2,061,467 | $8,263,486 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,664,822 | $1,900,855 | $8,144,539 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,394,985 | $1,881,900 | $7,284,567 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0288159).
Questions about BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC
- What is the EIN of BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC is 27-0288159.
- Is BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ERIC JACOBSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,829 (ERIC JACOBSON, CEO).
- How much revenue does BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,122,006, expenses of $1,979,003 and total assets of $8,465,891 at year end.
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